Dewmini Kodikara (photo above) of Musaeus College won the Championship with the better tie break after a three way tie with Chanindi Mewna Attanayake (photo below left) of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Desandi Dihansa Gamage (photo below right) of Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya scoring 7 points each out of possible 8 games.
Dewmi beat Hasara Madugalle, Sasmi Sithumsa, Chanindi Mewna Attanayake, Oshini Gunawardena, Sanidula Dahamdi, Tenuli Dahamna Rathnayake and Gaveshi Wickramaratne and only lost to Esandi Newansa in the 6th round. So, the Dewmini Kodikara gets the Championship with the gold medal.
Chanindi Mewna Attanayake beat DGKC Godagama, Uthpala Amarathunga, Nethupama Gamarachchi, Sanulya Edirisinghe, LHMGS Somarathne, Dulinma Rathnayake and Oneli Vithanawasam while only losing to the winner. She is getting the Silver Medal of the event. Desandi Dihansa Gamage also had a remarkable performance scoring 7 wins against Chanudi Jayasinghe, Senuthi Nithinsa, Ranudi Jayasinghe, Uthpala Amarathunga, Suheli Fernando, Oneli Weerawardena and Esandi Newansa in the last round to win the Bronze Medal. She was unfortunate to lose the 2nd round game to Chanthuli De Silva.
CFSL Online Youth Girls under 14 Years Chess Championship 2021 was conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka on 6th and 7th of February which was played at the Chess.com flatform with 8 rounds on Swiss System. The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka has offered attractive awards and a virtual Closing Ceremony is arranged on Monday, the 8th of February 2021 evening.
Each player got 15 minutes per game and 10 seconds increment in each move played. A total of 104 girls from all over the country participated in this event which is played under strict anti-cheating regulations. The players were allowed to play with laptops or Desktops placed to look at a wall in an isolated room. Players were not allowed to stand when games are in progress and were informed to look at the screen of the computer directly. Any one was not allowed to enter the room while playing. All these regulations were observed by arbiters through an open Zoom meeting running throughout the game with camera and microphones open. Task bar was also shared in the zoom to see whether any other programs were running. The game were sent to expert checking after each round. If any player is found guilty in cheating severe penalties are announced.
The Chess Federation is planning to organize the Under 12, 16 and 8 years Online Youth Chess Championships in the near future.